Skills spotify

Name: spotify
Author: openclaw

Control Spotify playback on macOS. Play/pause, skip tracks, control volume, play artists/albums/playlists. Use when a user asks to play music, control Spotify, change songs, or adjust Spotify volume.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/openclaw/skills

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/2mawi2/spotify" ~/.claude/skills/openclaw-skills-spotify && rm -rf "$T"

OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/2mawi2/spotify" ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-skills-spotify && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/2mawi2/spotify/SKILL.md

Spotify CLI

Control Spotify on macOS. No API key required.

Commands

spotify play                     # Resume
spotify pause                    # Pause/toggle
spotify next                     # Next track
spotify prev                     # Previous track
spotify stop                     # Stop

spotify vol up                   # +10%
spotify vol down                 # -10%
spotify vol 50                   # Set to 50%

spotify status                   # Current track info

Play by Name

Search web for Spotify URL:
```
"Daft Punk" site:open.spotify.com
```

Get ID from URL:

open.spotify.com/artist/4tZwfgrHOc3mvqYlEYSvVi

→ ID is

4tZwfgrHOc3mvqYlEYSvVi

Play with AppleScript:

# Artist
osascript -e 'tell application "Spotify" to play track "spotify:artist:4tZwfgrHOc3mvqYlEYSvVi"'

# Album
osascript -e 'tell application "Spotify" to play track "spotify:album:4m2880jivSbbyEGAKfITCa"'

# Track
osascript -e 'tell application "Spotify" to play track "spotify:track:2KHRENHQzTIQ001nlP9Gdc"'

Notes

macOS only - uses AppleScript
Spotify desktop app must be running
Works with Sonos via Spotify Connect